TOKYO - The Tokyo District Court approved the release of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn on 1 billion yen ($8.9 million) bail on Tuesday, ending nearly four months of detention.
CARACAS - Venezuelans are hoping for negotiation and dialogue instead of foreign intervention in the country's political standoff as the opposition leader Juan Guaido returned to Venezuela on Monday.
The disclosure that more than two dozen Kenyan universities have been offering unapproved degree courses is likely to affect the careers of tens of thousands students, experts said, but it elicited a public cry for a clear strategy to develop strong links between education and the private industry.
AVARUA, Cook Islands - The tiny Pacific nation of Cook Islands is considering changing its name to something that reflects its Polynesian culture, rather than honoring the British explorer James Cook.
NEW YORK - Long out of favor in the United States, the idea of taxing rich individuals and corporations to pay for healthcare or combat inequality is gaining ground among Democratic politicians.
Trade ministers from China and 15 other nations belonging to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership group have agreed to resolve issues with the aim of reaching a comprehensive agreement by the end of this year.
In an attempt to improve ties with Tokyo following a string of disputes, Seoul is considering replacing its ambassador to Japan.
PARIS - Alarmed by the plight of the planet, a new generation of rising fashion stars is designing in a radically different way from their elders.
US National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Sunday that the United States plans to form a coalition to change the Venezuelan government, adding that Washington is not afraid to use the term "Monroe Doctrine" in Venezuela-related issues.
SANAA, Yemen - Yemen's warring parties clashed on Saturday in the country's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah and kept trading blames over breaching a fragile cease-fire deal in an escalation that could jeopardize the peace agreement reached in Stockholm in December last year.
VILLA CLARA, Cuba - Cesar Augusto Marti, 43, is a rum master, whose job is to ensure the quality of the nation's rum and create new products.
DAMASCUS - A shadow of her former self after years of war, 11-year-old Arabian mare Karen stands quietly as a Syrian veterinarian gently pushes a syringe into her pale gray neck.
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